Wireshark NFS denial of service
| wireshark-nfs-dos (66833) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an assertion error in the NFS dissector. By sending a specially-crafted packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to wnpa-sec-2011-05 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- wnpa-sec-2011-05 : X.509if vulnerability in WiresharkŪ version 1.2.0 to 1.2.15 .
- BID-47392: Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.5/1.2.16 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2011-1592: The NFS dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 on Windows uses an incorrect integer data type during decoding of SETCLIENTID calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
- OSVDB ID: 71847: Wireshark on Windows epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c NFS Dissector DoS
- SA44172: Wireshark Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2011-1022: Wireshark Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.4
Reported:
Apr 14, 2011
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